LaKaye
@lakaye.bsky.social
Here to follow journalists, activists, artists, writers, feminists, & liberals. Mostly reading, liking, and replying to your posts. Occasionally might unbottle my feminine rage & shout into the void.
Only people who can pay full price "deserve" legal representation?!?!?!!
June 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Only people who can pay full price "deserve" legal representation?!?!?!!
Flag Day / No Kings celebration today. A highlight was when the huge crowd hushed for a Langston Hughes' poem:
"Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above."
#nokings
"Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above."
#nokings
June 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Flag Day / No Kings celebration today. A highlight was when the huge crowd hushed for a Langston Hughes' poem:
"Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above."
#nokings
"Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above."
#nokings
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From the last time Americans said "no kings"
June 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
From the last time Americans said "no kings"
They're going to "liberate" LA??!! Noem said, "We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles
Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Federal agents handcuffed Padilla after his removal.
www.nbcnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
They're going to "liberate" LA??!! Noem said, "We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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If your city is destroyed in a hurricane this year, the United States will be too poor to help you rebuild.
But if your city is trying to rebuild a democracy with peaceful protests, we have MILLIONS to deploy men with weapons to destroy you.
But if your city is trying to rebuild a democracy with peaceful protests, we have MILLIONS to deploy men with weapons to destroy you.
June 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If your city is destroyed in a hurricane this year, the United States will be too poor to help you rebuild.
But if your city is trying to rebuild a democracy with peaceful protests, we have MILLIONS to deploy men with weapons to destroy you.
But if your city is trying to rebuild a democracy with peaceful protests, we have MILLIONS to deploy men with weapons to destroy you.
Mexico’s economy minister Marcelo Ebrard says, “It makes no sense for the United States to levy a tariff on a product in which you have a surplus.” Most of Trump's policies fall into the category of "It makes no sense to _____."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s 50% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum come into effect
Trading partners around the world express anger including Mexico which buys more steel out of the US than it sends the other way
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Mexico’s economy minister Marcelo Ebrard says, “It makes no sense for the United States to levy a tariff on a product in which you have a surplus.” Most of Trump's policies fall into the category of "It makes no sense to _____."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A good economy doesn’t exploit resources; it values them. We’ve been taught that growth means more extraction, more harm. But what if growth meant healing? What if our economy was built to restore forests, to clean the oceans, to bring peace and feed the hungry?
May 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A good economy doesn’t exploit resources; it values them. We’ve been taught that growth means more extraction, more harm. But what if growth meant healing? What if our economy was built to restore forests, to clean the oceans, to bring peace and feed the hungry?
Quote post with a picture of the airplane you'll accept as a bribe.
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Quote post with a picture of the airplane you'll accept as a bribe.
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When the topic is women the conflict is that women are failing society. When the topic is men it's that society is failing them.
May 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When the topic is women the conflict is that women are failing society. When the topic is men it's that society is failing them.
Still trying to process the artistic masterpiece that is Sinners? This article provides a great analysis of "... a vampire slaughterhouse film that’s also a period piece about the near-impossibility of upward mobility in the segregation economy."
The new film “Sinners” is a symphony of vampire bites, gunshot wounds, and people being staked in the heart and left to burn alive, @adamserwer.bsky.social writes. But the true horror is the Jim Crow economy, which drives every event in the film.
The Jim Crow Economy Is the True Horror in 'Sinners'
The film illustrates the near-impossibility of upward mobility during the segregation era.
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May 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Still trying to process the artistic masterpiece that is Sinners? This article provides a great analysis of "... a vampire slaughterhouse film that’s also a period piece about the near-impossibility of upward mobility in the segregation economy."
For all you gamers, some fun reading:
"The spot we chose is bordered on two sides by forest and on the third by one of those huge brick piles. The landscape here shifts abruptly. One moment you are walking through dense foliage and then, suddenly: bricks. It takes some getting used to."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Diary of a Settler of Catan
March 3 Yesterday, after three fortnights at sea, we made landfall in Catan. Here we will make our new lives. Upon stepping off the boat we fell to...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For all you gamers, some fun reading:
Why is the Trump regime committing bioterrorism against Americans???
If another country cut off our supply of vaccines or unleashed contagious vaccine-preventable diseases on us, we would call it what it is: bioterrorism.
Just because it’s a Kennedy doing it to us from inside the house does not change that.
Just because it’s a Kennedy doing it to us from inside the house does not change that.
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Why is the Trump regime committing bioterrorism against Americans???
Reposting this for anyone (like me) who wants to read more Black history after seeing Sinners. (Thanks for this reading list, @jemartisby.bsky.social!)
The moment I saw “Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1932” in the opening credits, I was locked in! So much history and culture in the film. So Dr. Keisha Blain and I created the #SinnersMovieSyllabus
The ‘Sinners’ Movie Syllabus - AAIHS
The 'Sinners' Movie Syllabus is a curated educational resource inspired by the 2025 film 'Sinners,' directed by Ryan Coogler. This syllabus delves into the multifaceted historical, cultural, and socia...
www.aaihs.org
May 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Reposting this for anyone (like me) who wants to read more Black history after seeing Sinners. (Thanks for this reading list, @jemartisby.bsky.social!)
Now is a good time to think about empathy. Who do you consider "worthy" of your empathy? (Who's your neighbor?) How will you act on your empathy? (How much will you risk to help your neighbor?) If the loss of empathy is barbarism, we need to cultivate empathy, and sow it.
April 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Now is a good time to think about empathy. Who do you consider "worthy" of your empathy? (Who's your neighbor?) How will you act on your empathy? (How much will you risk to help your neighbor?) If the loss of empathy is barbarism, we need to cultivate empathy, and sow it.
USA is a negative role model now! As in, do the right thing, or you'll end up like the United States! Sigh ... Power on, Canadian voters, here's hoping the good prevail.
April 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
USA is a negative role model now! As in, do the right thing, or you'll end up like the United States! Sigh ... Power on, Canadian voters, here's hoping the good prevail.
Dear Leader is a rational human being who makes wise decisions & is fully competent to take actions impacting global trade, economic stability, and people's lives. There is nothing rash, nonsensical, self-serving, maniacal, sociopathic, or terrifying in any of his recent (or future) actions.
April 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dear Leader is a rational human being who makes wise decisions & is fully competent to take actions impacting global trade, economic stability, and people's lives. There is nothing rash, nonsensical, self-serving, maniacal, sociopathic, or terrifying in any of his recent (or future) actions.
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TFG created the biggest 2-day loss for Bloomberg’s billionaires index. "The world’s 500 richest people lost a collective $536bn (£417bn)" 2 days after TFG's “liberation day.”
The 3 biggest losers:
* Elon Musk: $31B
* Mark Zuckerberg: $27B
* Jeff Bezos: $23.5B
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The 3 biggest losers:
* Elon Musk: $31B
* Mark Zuckerberg: $27B
* Jeff Bezos: $23.5B
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Which Trump-supporting billionaires have lost the most in tariff markets turmoil?
Wealth of world’s richest tycoons shrinks as US president’s trade war spooks investors
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
TFG created the biggest 2-day loss for Bloomberg’s billionaires index. "The world’s 500 richest people lost a collective $536bn (£417bn)" 2 days after TFG's “liberation day.”
The 3 biggest losers:
* Elon Musk: $31B
* Mark Zuckerberg: $27B
* Jeff Bezos: $23.5B
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The 3 biggest losers:
* Elon Musk: $31B
* Mark Zuckerberg: $27B
* Jeff Bezos: $23.5B
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thanks, MAGA/GOP voters!!! And all you non-voters, too!!! Hope you're proud. Heckuva job!
April 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thanks, MAGA/GOP voters!!! And all you non-voters, too!!! Hope you're proud. Heckuva job!
As goes Missouri, so goes the USA. Great commentary by Jess Piper about GOP/MAGA/techbro strategy to weaken labor, gut education, disempower the public, and create a desperate populace that won't fight back against bad business, bad policies, or dwindling services.
I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”
I beg to differ. This is curated failure. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I beg to differ. This is curated failure. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Rural foresight
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
As goes Missouri, so goes the USA. Great commentary by Jess Piper about GOP/MAGA/techbro strategy to weaken labor, gut education, disempower the public, and create a desperate populace that won't fight back against bad business, bad policies, or dwindling services.
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You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
Saw this at the Guerilla Girls recent Discrimi-NATION exhibit at the Hannah Traore Gallery, NYC:
April 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Saw this at the Guerilla Girls recent Discrimi-NATION exhibit at the Hannah Traore Gallery, NYC:
Thanks, Republican voters!
Nearly every Republican in the Senate voted to overturn a Biden Admin rule that limited bank overdraft fees to $5.
This rule, initially established by the now gutted CFPB, was expected to save consumers $5 billion annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
This rule, initially established by the now gutted CFPB, was expected to save consumers $5 billion annually.
The GOP is the party of junk fees.
March 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Thanks, Republican voters!
For anyone who is complaining of Parker Posey's "fakey" accent in White Lotus... I am sitting near a woman at the airport who sounds exactly like her!
March 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
For anyone who is complaining of Parker Posey's "fakey" accent in White Lotus... I am sitting near a woman at the airport who sounds exactly like her!